Teachers Teaching Teachers. This was the presentation I gave at the GBN mini-conference. The focus was talking about how to build a classroom community and how blogs, wikis and video are tools used to help in that effort.

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2. Community-Building
Joan Gallagher, Chemistry
Artwork by Doug Smithenry
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4. “We are not afraid.”
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5. “We are not afraid.”
Prezi.com, Google, Second life,
Blogs, Knitter, Wikipedia,
Twitter, Websites, Excel, Lulu...
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7. Why?
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8. Who?
Why?
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9. “The illiterate of the
21st century will not
be those who cannot
read and write, but
those who cannot
learn, unlearn, and
relearn.”
~Alvin Toffler
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10. quot;If we teach today's
students the way we
taught yesterday's,
we rob them of
tomorrow.quot;
~John Dewey
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14. How will we marry old pedagogy with new tools?
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15. What are we willing to unlearn and relearn?
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16. !
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1. What value is there in developing a
community approach to learning
(classroom, department, etc.)?
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1. What value is there in developing a
community approach to learning
(classroom, department, etc.)?
2. How can I nurture this development?
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Chaos
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33. Whole-Class Inquiry
Assessments
Whole-Class Inquiry
Whole-Class Inquiry
Projects
Activities
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38. My charge?
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39. Technology’s Role...
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40. 1. Class Climate
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41. Class Climate
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46. 1. Class Climate
• Comfort w/ confusion
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47. 1. Class Climate
• Comfort w/ confusion
• Appreciation of environment
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48. 1. Class Climate
• Comfort w/ confusion
• Appreciation of environment
• Feedback for growth
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49. What do students think?
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50. What do students think?
“It’s fun to first laugh with
one another and then learn
from our own actions.”
~Jennifer
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51. What do students think?
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52. What do students think?
“It’s the best...the best part of
class...I’ve learned so much
about myself, and it’s not all
pretty, let me tell you!”
~Mother Russia
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53. 2. Collaboration
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Magenta
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Magenta
Blue
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(Wiki)
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(Wiki)
• Schedule
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101. 2. Collaboration
(Wiki)
• Schedule
• Comfort
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102. 2. Collaboration
(Wiki)
• Schedule
• Comfort
• Connection
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103. What do students think?
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104. What do students think?
“It was really helpful for the final
exam review. Everyone put up
great ideas...and just between you
and me, the quieter students were
the best help!”
~Rachel
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Field Trip
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Field Trip
Professional Development
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Building Fun
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Building Fun
Quotes
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(Blogs)
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(Blogs)
• Extension of classroom
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(Blogs)
• Extension of classroom
• Connections w/ greater audience
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156. 3. Perspective
(Blogs)
• Extension of classroom
• Connections w/ greater audience
• Value in voice
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161. Moodle
Twitter
Slideshare
Voicethread
Google... etc.
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162. Tools For Your Community?
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163. What’s your focus?
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164. For MY Focus...
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167. The “how to?”
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168. The “how to?”
wikispaces.com
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wikispaces.com
blogger.com
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170. The “how to?”
wikispaces.com
blogger.com
session 3...
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172. Brainstorm
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173. Commit
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175. Reflection & Feedback
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177. Thank You!
jgallagher-bolos@glenbrook.k12.il.us
Images and Movies From:
• Old Frames—http://www.flickr.com/photos/52367986@N00/2569219711/
• Rainbow—http://www.flickr.com/photos/49503155381@N01/2495304383/
• Telephone—http://www.flickr.com/photos/15235944@N00/353753314/
• Toffler—http://www.edutopia.org/future-school?page=2
• John Dewey—http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/philosophers/john_dewey.php
• iPhone—http://www.mp4converter.net/news/the-apple-iphone-unveiled.html
• Ballet Teacher—http://www.flickr.com/photos/44864232@N00/148258609/
• Wonder of Science—http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035553780@N01/2163318237/
• Puzzle Undone—http://www.flickr.com/photos/20741582@N00/1373343153/
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178. • Puzzle Background—http://ceramicbisquetiles.com/
• Puzzle question mark—http://www.wonderpuzzle.org/site/Home.aspx
• Mirror puzzle—http://www.thisnext.com/item/1E762204/BE1B1C77/Funky-Mirror-Puzzle-mirrors-by
• Magnifying glass—http://www.brainsbreaker.com/puzzle/
• Woman Thinking—http://www.lib.unc.edu/coursepages/jomc/S09_JOMC_847.html?searchtab=gs
• Staring—http://pro.corbis.com/search/Enlargement.aspx?CID=isg&mediauid={A215A7F0-06D2-4126-A25A-AA3E35A3ABDD}
• Trident—http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trident_D-5_out_of_control.jpg
• Laptop—http://www.adcet.edu.au/Cats/Teaching_and_Assessment/Online_Learning.chpx
• Brain—http://studenthacks.org/category/brain‐hacks/
• Continent puzzles—http://www.maps.com/Default.aspx
• Collaborative Group—http://collaborativeconsultingalliance.com/index‐5.html
• Brainstorm—http://www.Jlickr.com/photos/67257339@N00/2165896940/
• Rings—http://kenziekate.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html
• Feedback—http://www.wayahead.uk.com/page.asp?id=2840
• Let Go—http://essexkites.studio1.net/l_k_green.html
• Collaboration—http://www.uwplatt.edu/cont_ed/realColors.html
• Commoncraft.com
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